Parkinson's Disease Support Group

Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...

My claim for SSDI was filed in September of 2007. In January of 2008, I received my Notice of Award. It was determined that I became disabled in April of 2007 but, because you have to be disabled for 5 calendar months before you are entitled to benefits, my award began in October of 2007. I was required to go to a disability examination by a neurologist appointed by Social Security. Social Securities' requirements for Parkinson's is &quot;significant rigidity, bradykinesia or tremors in two extremities which result in sustained disturbance of gross and dexterous movements or gait and station.&quot; The mounds of paperwork to apply for benefits was incredible, and I was glad that I kept good records regarding tests, medications and doctor visits. I also had to fill out a function report which was difficult because, with Parkinson's you have &quot;on&quot; and &quot;off&quot; times with your meds. When the meds are working, I can function pretty well, but when they are not working, brushing my teeth or getting dressed can be exhausting and take an incredible amount of time. I was afraid Social Security would look at this report and say there are still a lot of things you can do and therefore you do not qualify. Either going into detail regarding my &quot;on/off&quot; flucuations or the fact that my symptoms fell under their guidelines, I received my award. I hope your application gets processed as quickly as mine with the same award outcome.

i applied for disability(SSDI) april 19, 2008, and received my approval letter on june 19, 2008. i will get my disability on october 8, 2008. i did this over the phone, and i had a lawyer. i worked until march 21, 2008. i am in stage 3 (moderate). they send me pages and pages to fill out -- what jobs you've had for the last 15 years, what you do all day, how many times you cook in a week, etc.

A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...

Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...

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